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Old 03-09-11, 06:59 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by Solar Mike View Post
Re: electrocuting the linesman
I was taught to put earthing clamps on the lines being worked on, thus any back feed or some idiot turning the system on would not kill off the workers. Dont know how its done in your country but I cannot see the problem, well not in NZ anyways.
Whenever a lot of lines go down in a storm... Maybe less qualified people
get sent out into the field.?. Like managers that should be left in the office,
pushing paper and updating their Windows..
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